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Finishing School

Finishing School

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Finishing School

1934

1h 14m

6.2(18 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Virginia, who studies at a boarding school for upper-class girls, falls in love with a medical intern who works as a waiter for a living. Both the director of the school and her mother oppose such a relationship.

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RKO Radio Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Frances Dee

Frances Dee

Virginia Radcliffe

Billie Burke

Billie Burke

Mrs. Radcliffe

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Pony

Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot

Ralph McFarland

John Halliday

John Halliday

Mr. Radcliffe

Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Miss Van Alstyne

Sara Haden

Sara Haden

Miss Fisher

Helen Freeman

Helen Freeman

Dr. Hewitt

Marjorie Lytell

Ruth

Adalyn Doyle

Madeline

Creative team

Directed by: George Nichols Jr.
Wanda Tuchock
Written by: David Hempstead
Wanda Tuchock

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